Campephaga is a genus of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae.
Campephaga | |
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Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Campephaga Vieillot, 1816 |
Type species | |
Campephaga flava[1] Vieillot, 1817 |
The genus contains four species:[2]
- Black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
- Petit's cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
- Red-shouldered cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- Purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina)
The genus name is combination of two Greek words: kampe, meaning "caterpillar" and -phagos (from phagein) meaning "-eating".[3]